add -i option. fixes #6765

JuliaLang · May 13, 2014 · f4d1e94 · f4d1e94
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diff --git a/base/client.jl b/base/client.jl
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ function process_options(args::Vector{UTF8String})
             # load juliarc now before processing any more options
             load_juliarc()
             startup = false
+        elseif args[i] == "-i"
+            global is_interactive = true
         elseif beginswith(args[i], "--color")
             if args[i] == "--color"
                 color_set = true
@@ -354,7 +356,7 @@ function _start()
         local term
         if repl
             if !isa(STDIN,TTY)
-                global is_interactive = !isa(STDIN,Union(File,IOStream))
+                global is_interactive |= !isa(STDIN,Union(File,IOStream))
                 color_set || (global have_color = false)
             else
                 term = Terminals.TTYTerminal(get(ENV,"TERM",@windows? "" : "dumb"),STDIN,STDOUT,STDERR)

diff --git a/ui/repl.c b/ui/repl.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ static const char *opts =
     " -p n                     Run n local processes\n"
     " --machinefile file       Run processes on hosts listed in file\n\n"
 
+    " -i                       Force isinteractive() to be true\n"
     " --no-history-file        Don't load or save history\n"
     " -f --no-startup          Don't load ~/.juliarc.jl\n"
     " -F                       Load ~/.juliarc.jl, then handle remaining inputs\n"